had topped
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past perfectof top.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Soon after its launch, Kimi K3 had topped a leaderboard for AI coding run by a platform called Arena created by UC Berkeley researchers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Mauricio Pochettino made a few changes in their final group game, which they lost to Turkey in a dramatic ending, but he already knew they had topped the group.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
By 2025, that annual bill had topped $28,500, according to data from Intercontinental Exchange and home-services marketplace Angi, keeping many would-be buyers out of the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
They had topped 16 million just four years ago when sales were much stronger.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
Karl had topped his outfit with his outback hat, the same one he’d used to cover Sasha the day Sasha was burned.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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